In the final days of the war, Duyen faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.
A father was finally reunited with his son after the American War, only to be separated again by the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979.
17th Parallel, Nights and Days is a 1973 Vietnamese drama film directed by Hai Ninh. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Tra Giang won the award for Best Actress.